Comments on: Hey Mister Softee: Shut The Hell Up! Or, This Moment In Philly Ice Cream History http://www.phoodie.info/2009/03/18/hey-mister-softee-shut-the-hell-up-or-this-moment-in-philly-ice-cream-history/ The New Food And Drink Blog For Philadelphia Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: mazza3http://www.phoodie.info/2009/03/18/hey-mister-softee-shut-the-hell-up-or-this-moment-in-philly-ice-cream-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 mazza3 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:54:47 +0000 http://www.phoodie.info/?p=1463#comment-1212 for those of us born and raised in philly, mr softee's song will always be a happy sound. i used to love hearing it when i was drifting off to sleep as a kid.abbott's was another philly-based ice cream maker. my great-grandfather was working there when the depression hit. they didn't lay a single person off, but they cut back everyone's hours (he went from working 5 to 4 day weeks). i think they are hqed somewhere outside the city now.... for those of us born and raised in philly, mr softee’s song will always be a happy sound. i used to love hearing it when i was drifting off to sleep as a kid.

abbott’s was another philly-based ice cream maker. my great-grandfather was working there when the depression hit. they didn’t lay a single person off, but they cut back everyone’s hours (he went from working 5 to 4 day weeks). i think they are hqed somewhere outside the city now….

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.phoodie.info/2009/03/18/hey-mister-softee-shut-the-hell-up-or-this-moment-in-philly-ice-cream-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Andrew Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:09:39 +0000 http://www.phoodie.info/?p=1463#comment-1148 Don't forget Breyers, which used to have a big factory where the USP campus currently sits. Don’t forget Breyers, which used to have a big factory where the USP campus currently sits.

]]> By: Samhttp://www.phoodie.info/2009/03/18/hey-mister-softee-shut-the-hell-up-or-this-moment-in-philly-ice-cream-history/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Sam Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:52:09 +0000 http://www.phoodie.info/?p=1463#comment-1146 "his soldier"Really? “his soldier”

Really?

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